Earning More and Getting Less Why Successful Wives Can't Buy Equality

Name: Earning More and Getting Less Why Successful Wives Can't Buy Equality
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ISBN: 9780813536798

ISBN-10: 0813536790

ISBN-13: 9780813536798

Edition: 2005

Authors: Veronica Jaris Tichenor

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"Tichenor provides another slam dunk against a simple, purely materialist explanation for male privilege in marriage. She shows us that even though money matters, women need an ideology of equality to draw upon to negotiate fairness in marriage."-Barbara Risman, co-chair, Council on Contemporary Families "Tichenor's research sheds light on the inner workings of families and helps us to clearly see the power of gender ideology and to understand how and why women's higher earnings can be a liability rather than a resource."-Beth Anne Shelton, professor of sociology, University of Texas at Arlington For nearly two decades the wage gap between men and women has remained virtually unchanged.…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 9/6/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Higher-Earning Wives: Swimming against the Tide



Thinking about Gender and Power in Marriage



Gendered Bargain: Why Wives Cannot Trade Their Money for Housework



Dollar Rich and Power Poor: Why Wives Do Not Control the Money



Calling the Shots: Why Wives Have Limited Decision-Making Power



Negotiating Identity and Power



Are They Happy? Managing Tensions and Disappointments



Floating Along for the Ride? Higher-Earning Wives and the Prospects for Gender Change



Questionnaire



Interview Guide



Strategies for Data Analysis


Bibliography


Index